"What's happening?" Anjali asked as she walked towards them worriedly, their voices were too loud they could be heard everywhere.

"Nothing Anjali..." Khushi said as she quickly wiped her tears away.

"Arnav, will you tell me what was going on between you both?" Anjali asked

"Nothing sis, we were just talking" Arnav said casually.

"Talking or arguing? The way you both were talking to each other sounded more of a fight than just a normal talk... You were literally shouting so I know it wasn't just talking, so will you now tell me what was going on?

Oh and Khushi, I saw you wiping the tears off when you noticed me so speak up"

"It was nothing really Anjali" Khushi said

"Khushi don't try to cover up things, I heard you both, you were fighting so its better you both don't lie to me..."

Both Arnav and Khushi stared at Anjali silently as they spoke nothing.

"Take some rest Khushi, Arnav will be back in a while" Anjali said as she got hold of Arnav's hand and pulled him to her room.

"Now tell me, what happened?" Anjali asked

"What do I tell you when there's nothing... come on sis why are making a huge issue out of nothing, dint even Khushi tell you? There's nothing!"

"Arnav why don't you understand, she's new to this family it would take her time to learn things, if she goes wrong somewhere you have to teach her and not scold her, she's your wife not your child that you keep on scolding her for every mistake she makes.

It's your responsibility to make her feel comfortable here, once she gets used to this place she'd be fine so be good to her please"

"I can't fake things sis, I had told you earlier I wasn't interested at all in marrying that girl, I got married to her only for your sake but now if you expect me to be good to her when I don't like her at all then that's not going to happen.

I hate her, I can't treat her the way you want me to, if you want you can treat her fine I don't care, but when it comes to me, I'll do what comes naturally and every time I see her, the first thing that comes is hate"

"You have to spend the rest of your life with her Arnav, at least for once try to..."

"Sorry sis, but I already got married to her for you now please don't tell me to do any other thing, I'll not be able to" Arnav said as he walked away leaving Anjali behind worried.

Anjali herself had no idea that Arnav hated Khushi this much, moreover she dint even know why he hated her, that girl was a gem, it was hard for anyone to even dislike her then what was it that made Arnav hate her so much?

She sat on her bed worriedly thinking about her decision, unknowingly she had spoilt Khushi's life by forcing Arnav to get married to her, all she thought was that after marriage he would eventually start liking her but nothing of that sort seemed to be happening.

The hatred Arnav seemed to have for her was something she hadn't imagined, she thought it would change with time but she dint see it happening now.

*****

Khushi was lying on the bed when Arnav walked in, she quickly covered herself with a blanket and he just ignored him.

He got another blanket out of the cupboard and slept next to her...

Khushi was feeling very restless, by now she had at least understood that Arnav's behavior towards her was something that wasn't going to change so easily, she just hoped that with time he would get better towards her.

She turned and found him staring at her, his eyes were red with anger, she dint like seeing him like this... maybe she was the reason behind this, maybe this marriage was something difficult for him and he needed time to adjust and to learn how he should treat his wife.

He wasn't married before so obviously she couldn't expect him to be the perfect husband but at least she expected some care from him which wasn't there also.

"Are you okay?" She asked as her voice shook.

He just got hold of her hair angrily and pulled it while Khushi cried in pain.

"Ouch! It hurts Arnav! Leave my hair please" She cried.

"What's your problem? First of all you fight with me, you create a scene in front of Anjali and then this concern now? What for?" Arnav asked angrily.

"Because I care for you"

"Look Khushi, be in your limits okay, don't try to interfere in my life, I don't like that at all, be happy with what you get here, if you need anything from anyone ask from them, even sis, I'm sure she'd give you anything happily but when it comes to me, I do only what I want got that?"

Khushi just nodded painfully as Arnav left her hair and pinned her hands on the bed.

"Next time before you argue with me think a hundred times because you'd get punished so badly, you'd not be able to sit for two days" he said as he left her hand and turned away from her.

Khushi covered her face with the blanket trying her best not to cry but his behavior was just hurting her so badly, she couldn't even understand why he was behaving this way with her, what did she do to him to get this in return?

Arnav could hear her cry but he tried to ignore her thinking she was just pretending to gain his mercy, he would have actually felt bad for her only if he dint know her true colors.

*****

After crying and thinking for so long, Khushi had finally managed to get some sleep, although she still couldn't sleep well, she managed to sleep until morning.

She woke up and headed to take shower as Arnav was deep asleep yet. She dint even check the time, she had no idea what time she was supposed to wake up here, she dint know what the daily routine was going to be, when she was getting married to Arnav, she at least believed that if anyone else helps her or not, Arnav would surely help her get adjusted.

He would tell her about the routine of this house, what happens and everything but here he dint even try a bit to help her adjust, instead he was just treating her weirdly, at times he was making love to her, and sometimes he was so rude, it was difficult to understand him.

She wrapped herself in a towel and opened the door as she walked out of the shower just to find Arnav standing right in front of her.

She felt a rush of adrenaline all over her body, the way he was looking at her already gave her the hint of whatever that was going on in his mind.

He walked towards her but she decided to stand still, he got hold of her waist and pulled her closer as Khushi shut her eyes painfully.

This was supposed to be a really romantic and sweet gesture for any girl, but it wasn't for her, not after what she had faced in this two days, never in her life had she thought that she was going to feel this way about her husband's touch, especially when her husband was Arnav, the guy she had always liked.

Which girl wouldn't want the guy she loves, her husband to touch her, to kiss her and to make love to her... even his touch would feel so good, it was the same for Khushi in the beginning but now instead of good, it all felt painful.

He pulled her closer and claimed for her lips directly sucking her so bad, Khushi just stood still, letting him do whatever he wanted to but not responding in return.

He pulled the towel off her body leaving her completely naked as she shut her eyes painfully and tears rolled down.

The first time she was naked in front of him she dint feel naked in the real sense, but right now she was feeling completely naked, as if she'd never get clothes to wear... all this was just being too painful for her.

He pushed her to the bed and came on top of her kissing her neck and biting her, Khushi dint react at all, she was just still like a statue.

"I'm sorry for last night, my mind wasn't okay" he whispered in her ears and Khushi opened her eyes widely as she stared at him in disbelief.

"Arnav I..."

"Shhh" he said as he placed his finger on her lips shutting her up.

"Don't say anything, it's just that I am not good at this, I don't know how to treat people good so I might be rude to you at times, in fact very rude, just learn to accept it.

This is how I am, I don't know how to care, I can't treat you the way you want me to but hopefully someday I'll learn, so give me some time and I'll be the husband you want me to be" He smiled

Khushi just stared at him in complete disbelief, it was as if the man she was with last night and the man in front of her right now were two completely different people. What happened to him overnight? How did he change so suddenly?

"I don't like seeing you so still when I'm making love to you, you should be passionate, you should respond to me, it shouldn't feel like I'm forcing you because that's not something I want to do, force you. So if you want me to stop tell me, if you want me to continue tell me" Arnav said.

Khushi at least felt a bit better now and all the thoughts that had been disturbing her like maybe Arnav just married her for physical relation, and all just disappeared in an instance.

She had always been that kind of a girl, a little bit naïve, too forgiving even when people dint deserve it, all she needed was someone to assure her and right now Arnav was doing that, assuring her all was going to be okay so why wouldn't she try it, make her marriage work and maybe one day Arnav was actually going to fall for her like she'd always wanted.

"Thank you for making me feel better, I was feeling like hell since last night" Khushi said as she kissed him, this time not feeling bad at all.

Arnav took of his clothes in an instance and started making love to her when there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Khushi... Arnav... breakfast is ready hurry up" Anjali said

Arnav just stood up in an instance and rushed to the bathroom... everything he did today was so unlike of him.

He pushed the door shut and leaned against it, he dint know why he even changed his behavior this way, last night he hated her so much he wanted to throw her out of his house and right now, when he looked at her, all he could see was innocence.

He was confused, how was it possible that this girl would manage to look so innocent even after all that she did? If there was anyone who had seen her true colors then it was him, but yet he was having a difficult time judging her here.

Was this girl as innocent as she seemed? If so what about all the things he knew, he saw with his own eyes, how could he forget all those horrible childhood memories that have always been haunting him until today?

Whenever those memories came in his mind, all he felt for Khushi was hatred but when they disappeared and Khushi was standing in front of him this innocently, his mind changed, he actually wanted to believe she was as good as his sister claimed to be, if only Anjali had seen what he had seen, all those nights, those horrible nights that killed the child in him way too soon.

He turned on the shower brushing off the thoughts, he needed to get to work.

Khushi got dressed as she brushed off the thoughts that were going on in her mind at the moment, she was always too forgiving so she thought that he might have regretted whatever he said and that's why he asked for forgiveness today, well that was enough for her.

She dint need much to be happy in life, she always had it enough even with a small gesture, as long as Arnav wasn't going to behave like before she was fine, if he did again, she was sure as hell that she wasn't going to let him touch her ever again.